UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA  agricultural  Experiment  Station 

COLLEGE    OF  AGRICULTURE  E-  J-  WlCKSON.  D. rector 

BERKELEY,  CALIFORNIA 


CIRCULAR  No.  43 

May,  1909. 


The  School  of  Agriculture 

on  the 

UNIVERSITY  FARM 

Davis,  California 

Second  Year  Opens  September  20,   1909 


HARVESTING  ALFALFA. 


Entrance  examinations 
Kegistration  day 
Instruction  begins 
Thanksgiving  recess 
Close  of  first  term 
Registration  clay,  second  term 
Instruction  begins 
Washington 's  birthday 
Close  of  second  term 


CALENDAR. 

1909-1910. 


Monday,  September  20,  1909 
Tuesday,  September  21,  1909 
Wednesday,  September  22,  1909 
Thursday,  Nov.  25-Sunday,  Nov.  28,  1909 
Friday,  December  18,  1909 
Monday,  January  3,   1910 
Tuesday,  January  4,  1910 
Tuesday,  February  22,  1910 
Friday,  May  6,  1910 


UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA 

SCHOOL  OF  AGRICULTURE 


THE   UNIVERSITY  FARM. 

An  act  of  the  Legislature  of   1905  created  a   Commission  to 
select,  and  provided  money  to  purchase,  a  farm  for  the  University  of 

California,  to  be  called  the  Uni- 
versity Farm,  and  to  be  used 
through  the  College  of  Agricul- 
ture for  conducting  experiments 
and  for  giving  instruction  to 
students  in  agriculture.  The 
Commission  finally  selected  a 
farm  of  780  acres  of  fine  valley 
land  near  Davis,  in  Yolo  County, 
and  it  was  purchased  in  1906. 
Davis  is  thirteen  miles  west  of 
Sacramento,  and  ten  miles  south 
of  Woodland;  it  is  at  the  junc- 
tion of  two  branches  of  the 
Southern  Pacific  railroad,  one 
leading  into  Oregon,  the  other 
to  the  East.  The  Farm  adjoins 
the  town  on  the  west,  and  lies 
along  the  north  bank  of  Putah 
Creek. 

Various  divisions  of  the  College  of  Agriculture  and  Agricultural 
Experiment  Station  are  using  portions  of  the  Farm  for  experimental 
purposes  and  to  grow  feed  for  stock.  The  divisions  of  horticulture 
and  viticulture  have  fifty  acres  planted  or  to  be  planted  to  trees  and 
vines:  the  division  of  animal  industry  has  eighty  acres  seeded  to 
alfalfa  and  twenty  acres  more  under  preparation,  also  several  acres 
in  maize  and  stock  beets.  Under  a  special  State  appropriation,  cereal 
investigations  are  conducted  upon  about  fifty  acres.  The  U.  S. 
Department    of    Agriculture   is  conducting  irrigation   investigations 


RAISIN   MAKING. 


upon  thirty  acres,  in  methods  of  applying  water.*  On  several  smaller 
areas,  eucalyptus  trees  are  planted,  variety  tests  of  maize  are  under 
way,  and  Egyptian  corn  and  other  summer  crops  grown.  The  larger 
part  of  the  Farm  is  in  hay  and  grain  and  is  used  experimentally  as 
the  needs  require. 

Buildings  and  equipment. 

For  purposes  of  instruction  in  agriculture  several  buildings 
have  been  erected  on  the  Farm  since  its  purchase,  and  others  will  be 
added  as  the  need  arises  and  funds  are  available.  The  Creamery  is  a 
two-story  building  60x80  and  has  rooms  for  separating,  churning  and 
cheese  making.  A  forty-horsepower  boiler  furnishes  steam  for  heating, 
and  for  power  to  operate  the  creamery  machinery  and  the  eight-ton 
refrigerating  machine.  On  the  second  floor  are  two  class-rooms,  a 
laboratory  and  four  offices.  This  building  is  for  the  present  the 
administrative  center  of  the  Farm  and  the  School. 

The  Pavilion  is  a  one-story  octagon-shaped  building  60x80.  It 
serves  as  a  place  for  stock-judging  and  also  as  an  auditorium  for 
general  meetings.     The  seating  capacity  is  about  500. 

The  Dairy  barn  consists  of  a  main  hay  and  feed  portion  41x166 
and  two  wings  at  right  angles  thereto  each  41x105.  The  east  wing 
has  stanchions  for  fifty-two  cows,  while  the  west  wing  has  small 
stanchions  for  calves,  and  ten  boxstalls  for  cows  at  calving  and  for 
bulls.  The  central  part  of  the  main  barn  is  reserved  for  hay  storage, 
while  the  ends  are  occupied  with  feed  rooms,  machine  room,  drive- 
ways, and  three  sleeping  rooms  for  attendants.  The  barn  has  a 
concrete  floor  throughout  with  concrete  gutters  and  mangers. 

The  Seed  house  is  located  on  the  cereal  experiment  tract,  and  is 
especially  designed  for  the  needs  of  that  department.  It  is  a  one- 
story  building  25x46,  and  in  addition  to  office  and  small  seed  room 
has  three  larger  rooms;  one  a  tool  room,  one  for  student  laboratory 
and  one  for  general  work  room. 

The  Dormitory  is  a  two-and-one-half-story  building  36x150, 
accommodating  sixty  students.  It  has  also  two  suites  consisting  of 
sitting-room,  sleeping-room  and  private  bath.  Every  convenience  in 
the  way  of  bathing  facilities,  heating,  lighting,  large  living-room  and 
furnishings  has  been  provided  to  make  the  life  in  the  dormitory 
attractive  and  homelike. 

A  water  and  sewer  system  has  been  installed  at  a  cost  of  about 
$18,000.  The  domestic  water  supply  is  pumped  from  a  deep  well 
into  a  30,000-gallon  tank  at  an  elevation  of  sixty  feet.      Six-inch  pipes 


carry  the  water  to  all  present  buildings  and  on  lines  to  supply  many 
future  buildings,  and  to  fire-hydrants  at  necessary  points.  The  dis- 
posal of  sewage  is  by  means  of  septic  tanks  from  which  it  is  pumped 
over  an  aerator  and  then  applied  to  the  land  for  irrigation.  Six-  and 
eight-inch  sewer  pipes  lead  from  the  buildings  to  the  septic  tank  with 


DAIRY   BARN. 


INTERIOR   DAIRY  BARN. 


concrete  manholes  at  convenient  intervals.  This  system  has  been 
planned  and  constructed  with  extreme  care,  to  the  end  that  future 
occupants  of  the  Farm  and  attendants  upon  the  Schools  may  be 
assured  of  sanitary  surroundings. 

New  Buildings. 

During  the  summer  of  1909  several  buildings  will  be  added  to 
the  present  equipment  of  the  Farm.  A  dining-hall  and  kitchen  will 
be  built  near  the  dormitory.  The  dining-room  will  be  large  enough 
to  accommodate  125  boarders;  and  its  plan  will  allow  it  to  be  greatly 


enlarged  as  the  number  of  students  at  the  Farm  increases.  The  kitchen 
will  be  thoroughly  up-to-date,  with  refrigerating-room,  store-rooms 
and  laundry  adjoining.  On  the  second  floor,  over  the  dining-room, 
will  be  several  sleeping-rooms. 

A  Horticulture  building  will  be  erected  this  summer,  fully 
equipped  with  laboratories,  greenhouses,  class-rooms  and  a  large 
assembly  hall.  A  horse  barn  and  buildings  for  swine  and  sheep  will 
be  added  to  the  equipment  of  the  division  of  animal  industry.  An 
addition  will  be  made  to  the  seed  house  which  will  more  than  double 
the  storage  capacity  and  permit  all  of  the  present  building  to  be  used 
for  laboratory  purposes.  A  veterinary  clinic  consisting  of  lecture, 
anatomy,  office  and  laboratory  rooms  and  stable  is  also  expected  to  be 
ready  for  the  fall  opening.  The  poultry  division  will  construct 
houses  for  its  accommodation  during  the  coming  season. 

THE  SCHOOL  OF  AGRICULTURE. 

The  School  of  Agriculture  opened  for  first  instruction  to  regular 
students  in  January,  1909.  Its  purpose  is  to  furnish  a  technical 
training  in  agriculture  to  those  who  do  not  wish,  or  do  not  feel  able, 
to  pursue  a  college  course.  The  regular  course  is  for  three  years, 
and  does  not  fulfill  the  requirements  for  entrance  to  college  After 
finishing  the  course  in  the  School,  however,  a  student  can  usually 
make  up  the  remaining  college  entrance  subjects,  if  he  wishes  to  do  so, 
by  spending  a  year  or  two  at  an  accredited  high  school. 

The  plan  of  the  School  is  ultimately  to  include  work  in  Domestic 
Science  for  girls.  But  at  present,  owing  to  insufficient  facilities,  only 
boys  are  admitted  to  the  School. 

Length  of  School  Year. 

The  school  year  is  divided  into  two  terms.  The  first  term 
begins  during  the  latter  part  of  September  and  runs  until  Christmas ; 
the  second  term  begins  immediately  after  New  Year's  and  closes  early 
in  May.  Instruction  begins  promptly  at  the  beginning  of  the  term, 
and  all  students  are  expected  to  be  present  on  the  first  day  of  the  term, 
and  to  remain  until  the  close  of  the  term. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  course  of  study  covers  quite  completely  the  various 
branches  of  agriculture  followed  in  this  State.  The  principal  aim  of 
the  course,  however,  is  to  give  sufficient  understanding  of  the  funda- 
mental principles  upon  which  all  successful  agriculture  is  based,  so 


DORMITORY, — LIVING    ROOM. 


DORMITORY, — STUDENT  's   ROOM. 


that  those  who  have  completed  the  course  will  be  able  to  act  intelli- 
gently in  arriving  at  a  solution  of  the  individual  problems  which  every 
farming  enterprise  presents.  With  this  end  in  view,  more  than  half 
of  the  work  of  the  course  is  actual  laboratory  or  field  work.  Most  of 
of  the  time  is  spent  on  strictly  agricultural  subjects ;  but  solid  courses 
are  given  in  practical  English,  mathematics  and  history. 

COUKSES  OF  STUDY. 


First  Year. 

First  term, 

Second  term 

13 

weeks. 

18  weeks. 

Botany  and  Plant  Propagation 

8 

•    8 

Livestock  Judging 

4 

Agriculture 

5 

4 

Entomology 

6 

Poultry 

5 

Farm  Practice 

3 

3 

Arithmetic  and  Algebra 

3 

3 

English 

3 

3 

Second  Year. 

Chemistry 

8 

8 

Horticulture  and  Viticulture 

6 

6 

Animal  Industry 

10 

Dairy  Industry 

8 

Farm  Accounts 

2 

Mathematics 

3 

3 

English 

3 

3 

Third  Year. 

Soil  Fertility  and  Farm  Crops 

6 

6 

Farm  Mechanics 

6 

6 

Irrigation 

4 

4 

Animal  Physiology  and  Animal  Industry 

4 

4 

Elective 

4 

4 

Mathematics 

3 

3 

History  and  Civics 

3 

3 

Note. — During  1909-10  second-year  students  will  take,  in  place  of  animal  indus- 
try first  term,  entomology  (6)  and  poultry  (5)  or  agriculture  (5).  Animal 
industry  will  be  given  in  the  second  term  in  place  of  dairy  industry. 

Entrance  Requirements. 

The  basis  of  entrance  to  the  School  is  the  satisfactory  comple- 
tion of  a  grammar  school  course.  Applicants  for  entrance  who  hold 
grammar  school  certificates  will  be  admitted  without  examination. 
Other  applicants  are  required  to  take  an  examination  in  English, 
arithmetic,  geography  and  United  States  history,  which  will  be  held 


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at  the  beginning  of  the  fall  term.  It  is  deemed  wise  not  to  admit 
boys  under  fifteen  years  of  age.  Evidence  of  good  moral  character 
will  be  required,  and  a  satisfactory  recommendation  from  the  school 
last  attended.  Students  who  lack  earnestness,  whose  influence  is 
detrimental  to  the  good  of  their  associates,  or  whose  actions  are  not  in 
harmony  with  the  purposes  of  the  School,  may  be  dismissed  at  any 
time. 

To  Gain  Admission. 

Applicants  for  admission  to  the  School  should  send  their 
applications,  with  credentials,  to  the  Principal  in  time  to  be  acted 
upon  before  the  beginning  of  the  term.  If  possible,  these  should  be 
sent  before  September  1st.  Arrangements  should  be  made  in  advance, 
also,  for  rooms  in  the  dormitory,  and  for  board  at  the  dining-hall. 

Dormitory  Life. 

Non-resident  students  in  the  School  of  Agriculture  are  expected 
to  live  in  the  dormitory.  The  rooms  are  furnished  with  everything 
necessary  for  occupancy  except  bed-linen  and  blankets.  These  each 
student  should  bring  for  himself ;  he  should  have  two  double  blankets, 
two  pairs  of  sheets,  three  pillow-cases  and  hand  and  bath  towels.  Most 
of  the  beds  are  three-quarter  width.  Laundering  of  the  bed-linen 
and  towels  is  done  by  the  School. 

Students  residing  in  the  dormitory  are  not  expected  to  leave  the 

•building  without  permission  after  7  :30  p.  m.     From  7  :30  until  10  :00 

p.  m.  students  are  expected  to  remain  in  their  own  rooms  for  study. 

Rooms  and  halls  must  be  quiet  at  all  times,  especially  during  the 

study  hours  in  the  evening. 

The  principal  and  his  wife  will  reside  in  the  dormitory.  This 
building,  with  the  dining-hall,  will  be  under  the  care  of  a  resident 
matron,  who  will  act  as  hostess.  A  commodious  living-room,  with 
large  fireplace,  forms  the  gathering-place  for  all  dormitory  residents. 
This  room  is  most  comfortably  furnished  with  an  abundance  of  easy 
chairs,  a  piano,  and  large  reading  tables.  It  is  hoped  that  the  social 
life  of  the  School,  centering  about  the  dormitory,  may  be  a  very 
pleasant  and  valuable  factor  in  the  education  of  its  students. 

Expenses. 

The  rent  of  rooms  in  the  dormitory  ranges  from  $4  to  $6  per 
month;  most  of  the  rooms  are  $6.  The  cost  of  board  in  the  dining- 
hall  will  not  exceed  $18  per  month.  Board  and  room  rent  are  pay- 
able monthly  in  advance. 


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Tuition  in  the  School  is  free.  To  meet  the  cost  of  materials 
actually  used  by  students  in  class-room  and  laboratory,  a  fee  of  $5 
per  term  or  $10  per  year  is  charged.  In  addition  to  this,  each  student 
is  required  to  pay  for  breakage  of  apparatus  used  in  the  laboratory. 
To  cover  the  cost  of  this,  a  deposit  of  $5  is  required  of  each  student ; 
the  unused  part  of  this  will  be  returned  at  the  close  of  the  year. 

A  further  deposit  of  $3  is  required  of  each  student  residing  in 
the  dormitory,  to  pay  for  possible  damage  to  his  room  or  to  the  build- 
ing. Each  student  will  be  held  responsible  for  the  condition  of  his 
room  and  its  furniture.  The  unused  part  of  this  deposit  also  will  be 
returned  at  the  close  of  the  year. 

Books  and  regular  school  supplies  cost  about  $15  per  year.  Special 
clothing,  such  as  white  suits  for  the  creamery,  and  overalls  and  jump- 
ers for  field  and  laboratory  work,  cost  about  $1  per  suit.  The  total 
expense  of  an  eight  months'  year  need  not  exceed  $225. 

Address  correspondence  regarding  the  School  to 
Arthur  M.  Ceeghorn, 

Principal,  School  of  Agriculture, 

Davis,  California. 


SHORT  COURSES  FOR  FARMERS. 

Short  courses  for  farmers  were  held  on  the  University  Farm  in  the 
fall  of  1908  and  will  be  repeated  in  the  fall  of  1909.  They  are  from 
two  to  eight  weeks  in  length  and  include  Poultry  Husbandry,  General 
Agriculture,  Horticulture  and  Viticulture,  Animal  Industry,  Dairy 
Manufacture,  and  Market  Milk  and  Cream  Supply.  Announcement 
of  the  Short  Courses  will  be  given  in  a  separate  circular  to  be  issued 
later.     For  further  information  regarding  them  address 

Superintendent  University  Farm  Schools, 
Davis,  California. 


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STUDENTS  AT  THE  UNIVEESITY  FARM,  1909. 


School  of  Agriculture. 

Dawson,  John  R Grass  Valley 

Davis,  Wm.  M Pomona 

Dickson,  Ira  B Fair  Oaks 

Fish,    Theron   P Meridian 

Gammon,    Percy Courtland 

Gibbons,  Kobert  L .....Orangevale 

Greive,  Walter  S Davis 

Hyde,    Howard Davis 

Levinson,  Louis  H San  Francisco 

Neilsen,  Peter  J Oakland 

Robertson,   Geo.   W Pomona 

Shirai,  James  J San  Francisco 

Stetson,    Meriam..... San   Rafael 

Thomsen,  Anders San  Francisco 

Walker,  Percy  D Sacramento 


Wente,  Ernest  A Livermore 

Wire,    Clayton Davis 

Zane,  George  A Davis 

College  of  Agriculture. 

Mendenhall,  Edward  T San  Diego 

Mitchell,  Lucius  S... .St.  Martinville,  La. 

Morgan,  David  N Nevada  City 

Taylor,  Ralph  H East  Oakland 

Tylor,  Archibald  R Los  Angeles 

Special  Students  at  the  Farm. 

Cressey,  W.  E San  Francisco 

Farbstein,  J Woodbine,  N.  J. 

Morrow,  Geo.  W San  Mateo 

Roberts,    Elmer Berkeley 

VTest.   John   T Suisun 


CREAMERY   PRACTICE — SEPARATORS. 


UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA— COLLEGE  OF  AGRICULTURE 

UNIVERSITY  FARM,  DAVIS,  CALIFORNIA 

SCHOOL   OF   AGRICULTURE. 


APPLICATION  FOR  ADMISSION. 


Date 

Name  in  full  

Residence 


Date  and  place  of  birth  

Parent  or  guardian  will  approve  this  application  by  signing  below. 


(Business  address.) 


CERTIFICATE  FROM  SCHOOL  LAST  ATTENDED. 

The  above  named  applicant enrolled  in  the 

School  

completed  grade 

with  the  following  record:     Scholarship,  

Deportment,  Attendance,  

Dated  at  ,  19 

I  hereby  recommend „ as  a  desirable  student 

for  the  School  of  Agriculture. 


(Teacher,  Principal,  or  Superintendent.) 

Detach  and  mail  to  the  Principal,  School  of  Agriculture,  Davis,  California. 


DORMITORY. 


